Richmond dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1884-1903, 1887-05-21
SATURDAY. MAY 81, 1887
The People.


day from the gentleman who, though MS
pen.name is as well known as his surname,
chooses to wear the mask Of 49,, takes the
Dispatch TO task for proposing to submit
10 a popular vote the best one Of the propo-
silions made by the bOndh0lders Tor sell
Ting the State debt. Although the Legs
latuIe is expected TO adjourn within three
DAYS, and has before 1t no such PROPOSE
ton a. the one We suggested, we snail
nevertheless be excused, we trust, for de-
voting some space to the subject. Aud we
deem il pertinent to remark that at the very
moment when ''''s communication was
being put into type both houses OF the
Legislature were not little excited because
the bondbolders had put forth circular
purporting TO show that the Virginia CON-
mission had rejected q proposition so IA
vorsble that Mr.. STUART in his final report
OF Thursday evening declares that "the
committee would unhesitatingly have &c
cepted" it chad it Represented the whole
debt, and had the BRITISH commissioners
been authorized to speak for all classes OF
the debt"
Now, how is the Democratic party to rid
itSef OF this division Of opinion on this
subjects What is the use Of wranglng
with the bondholders' agents as to prOpo-
sihons, when by the simple expedient Of
recurring them to formulate their offer in
plain language for submission to a popular
vote, all cause for dispute will disappear,
and all doubts be removed? We may say
what we will, and still the enemies OF the
Democratic party will iterate and reiterate
that the Legislature rejected proposition
so favorable TO the Commonwealth that the
Democrats were afraid to take the sense OF
the people upon it.
II there were no Other reason for con-
sultIng the people, an all-sufficient one
could be found in the fact that in that way
only can the dispute he settled as TO what
the most favorable one OF the bondhoders'
propositions actually was. Read the Ma
HONE papers, and see how they already talk
upon this subject. Read the Foley Vir-
giniQn Of this week. Submit the PROPOSE.
tion to the people, and you compel the Ma
boneites to oppose it instead Of denouncing
the Democrats for opposing it. Either that
or else they Will be forced 10 take ground
for the proposition. Either way, the Dem
ocrstic party would be benefited.
What pos sible objection can there be to
letting the bondholders know that the
Legislature has said for the people Just
what the people would have said for them
selyesi The answer given by 80 il
that sit would be time thrown away" We
take this to mean that it would be time
thrown away because the majority is very
large in favor Of rejecting the best pro-
position OF the bOndholderS. Logically,
then, il ought to be submitted il there were
a doubt as TO where the majority stood
We bold, on the contrary, that IT would
be good policy, and tend to the final
settlement OF all our debt troubles,
if we could point the bondbOlders to
popular majority OF fifty thousand in favor
OF rejecting their most liberal offer, and
that the results would be still better could
We triumphantly refer the bondholders and
their agents and the northern people and
the people Of all the world to the fact that
The unbought and unbiased sufirages OF the
"bone and sinew" OF this noble old Com
monwealth had at the ballot-bOX declared
by hundred thousand majority in favor
OF adheripg to the RIDDLEBERGER bill.
1t is charged even by the Democratic
Times Of this city that the Legislature is
Keeping immigrants and capital out OF Nir-
inia, and that the hand times now I'M
ubte dly existing are due to the unsettled
of our debt. The blame will all be
upon the Democrats by their enemies
burncn OF The opposition speeches
'he stump next fall will be TO that ei
VIII the people believe those who
those who affirm! Will they not
uch Inclined to try ga change any
SIC the appeals which are daily
he young men to come to the
'ompcl the settlement OF the
on the terms proposed by the
Vi ,ple vote upon the question,
crs' open to the enemies OF the
be Pe' " TO charge upon II all the
Sa!' other unpopular things
!" P. know by experience and
Rs ant eOple are always too will
20 party in power. This
LOT! the moment the voters
y upo" -. upon themselves.
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n Auiherst-s ~
, vote the Del ,uo ,,o dab,
VS.: ut0M il tue bond.
mo democrats H. sro thew will
40 they lose the " isIatuy, roughly
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az debt yirtua s:o,ls wards
and conscientlous tlernent 40 be
OF OF mue u,s ,nap " III prove 'ct
',a 40 carry out In u P'''"' "'S
,;,ics In this state.
'''o' :" eoro,s TO les We the debt quss-
,,eo t,ll the fall, wbei ! 'Aiey oo"'o ."
; s,,ence all such pap - a. 'ue ave" IL
Nv allowing the peop " so','o VEG IN,
~ e. a, the bhlot-box months oeiofe re,
elections come on o,Ao. n.o. eo
NO Danyille REGISTER ano'"er D'h'0- see
80 uaper, talks as follows a. a.
~ y. x.TueE OF G ALAMTTr:-The an
Tue .a,,le the debt OF Virginia vita r.,
uit ~ S,,,rs i 10 the nature OF a calamity, sy
er : .,scn who have the interest OF the ss
s sat- at hear, are forced 70 take tsat ~
" o. ssS through political canvass, and tn
oIass. can Tell what the result Will DC. a
man TOO s the further aud indefinite agits. n n
pen, 'y lie question must have disastrous hs
On m. c' on NJ Ire material interests OF VIZ, 90
~ s. We shudder 70 think OF ,ne esn "
ma sason,nees, AID we would gladly nave ca
' 'oso,ed The last proposition OF .ne oo us d
,eep,s' ss fnality In preference to loe Daa
O'o '.,,a ~ q prolonged agitation Oh the ueos
, ,,s.,,on The bondboldeys and the s'aIe
o,nmIttee were some s2Oo,OV apr. ~ ,, ~,
crps, charges, and this would be YES, 'a ian
srS So,, U wear TO each taxpayer ID tns
tate tits moi question Of iilrness 10 Sne a
,,a,e Int II i question OF business oSa b